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The Edo government says it is unfortunate that the federal government wants to gag Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state, over his opinion on the fuel subsidy removal. Obaseki had said that he was shocked to find out that the administration of President Bola Tinubu has no plan for post-subsidy removal. Responding […]

President Bola Tinubu says servicing Nigeria’s external debt with 90 percent of the country’s revenue is not sustainable. Tinubu made the comment on Sunday in Abuja while declaring open the annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). On May 19, 2023, KPMG projected that Nigeria’s debt service-to-revenue ratio may exceed 100 […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), on Sunday, says the country loses an average of $7.2 million monthly from illegal oil connections. The oil firm disclosed this following the discovery of an illegal connection in Owaza community, Abia state. The illegal connection was discovered on Saturday, by the oil theft situation […]

Bem Angwe, a former national legal adviser of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has resigned from the party. In a statement on Sunday, Angwe, the governorship candidate of the party in Benue state in the last general election, blamed “crisis and confusion” as some of the reasons that made him leave the […]

Tony Elumelu, founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), has called for investments in Nigeria’s power sector. He spoke on Sunday in Abuja at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual general conference. Elumelu, who is also the chairman of Transcorp Power Limited, said it was “ironic” that Nigeria has abundant gas resources […]

Alex Otti, governor of Abia, says he will prudently manage the available resources to the benefit of the people and development of the state. In a statewide broadcast, on Sunday, to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the creation of the state, Otti asked residents to support his administration’s “rebuilding agenda” by paying taxes […]

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has destroyed some illegal crude oil refining sites and boats in Rivers. In a statement, Edward Gabkwet, NAF spokesperson, said the attacks were carried out on Sunday on the sites located at Cawthorne Channels, Bille and Gogokori in Degema LGA of Rivers. He said a Cotonou […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has asked Nigerians to reject any parcel given to them to deliver abroad when travelling. Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, in a post on Sunday on his X page, uploaded a video clip of how an illicit drug was discovered in a male leather slippers. He […]

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has mocked President Bola Tinubu over the controversy surrounding his academic qualifications. Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, is seeking the credentials Tinubu submitted to Chicago State University (CSU) before being admitted to the school. He has asked the […]